Perry Central hasn't had much luck against West Marion recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Perry Central will challenge West Marion at 7:00 p.m. Perry Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Perry Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Forrest County Agricultural on Saturday. They lost 9-1 to the Aggies.
Perry Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Jones, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Marion). Everything went their way against Tylertown on Friday as West Marion made off with a 21-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
West Marion got a big performance out of Braxton Albritton, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Albritton has posted since back in February. Tyler Manning also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
West Marion kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.4.
Perry Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for West Marion, their record is now 4-12.
Perry Central came up short against West Marion when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 3-0. Can Perry Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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